“Two things are to blame for our predicament, one a corollary of the other. The first reason is that we did not have enough troops in Samarra. The skill and courage of 150 American soldiers prevented chaos, but was never enough to fully secure a city of 120,000 people or maintain the rule of law [...] Second, because of a lack of troops, American military leaders are forced to make a choice between mission objectives and self-preservation.” PeopleFirstsTwoSelfReasonEnoughLawChoicesCitiesLeaderMilitarySkillsBlameChaosSoldierMissionsObjectivesSecureTwo ThingsTroopsPreservationRule Of LawSelf PreservationPredicamentsAmerican SoldierAmerican MilitaryMilitary Leader Author:Pete Hegseth
“I think in the wake of Katrina, the Coast Guard may well have been the only entity or agency that came out of that exercise free of fault and free of blame.” ThinkingWellsMayHas BeensMilitaryExerciseBlameFaultsAgencyEntityCoastWorkoutKatrinaCoast Guard Author:Howard Coble
“Do you realize how many people of this country have been educated, have grown up, who have been taught that, yeah, we're at risk and there's a lot of people that want to blow us up and don't like us. But we are to blame. That's what they've been taught. We are to blame, 'cause there was slavery, because we've stolen all these goods and resources from other countries. We have imposed our way of life on them! We've sent our military around, and we've conducted wars on their territory and so forth.” PeopleWarCountryRealizingRiskMilitaryBlameSlaveryBlowEducated Author:Rush Limbaugh
“You really can't blame the military for wanting to go to war [in Iraq]. They've got all these new toys and they want to know whether they work or not.” KnowsWantWarFunnyMilitaryBlameIraqToysNew Toys Author:Andy Rooney
“I blame al-Jazeera - they are marketing for the Americans!” FunnyMilitaryBlameMarketingAlsBaghdad Author:Mohammed Saeed al-Sahaf
“What is happening in Iraq now is awful, but it is a consequence of our invasion, not our withdrawal.” StatesUnitedResponsibilityUnited StatesFeetMilitaryRight NowHappeningsConsequenceBlameIraqAwfulInvasionWithdrawal Author:Chris Murphy
“WHEN we don't get the results we want in our military endeavors, we don't blame the soldiers.” WantResultsTeachingMilitaryBlameSoldierEndeavor Author:Dave Eggers
“If civilians are killed in an attack on a military installation, it is certainly regrettable, but I will not morally blame the I.R.A. for it.” IfsMilitaryBlameCiviliansInstallation Author:Peter King